Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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